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All about Kidneys

As part of the Nephron Information Center, nephron.com offers a full array of kidney information. The site has links to Medline and other science resources, as well as government data sources. For dialysis patients and their families, the site offers health tips and medical information. Especially intriguing is "How the Kidney Works," an animated graphic that explains kidney function in lay language, right down to the million blood filters each human kidney harbors.

Go to: http://nephron.com